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Travels with Charley
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Based upon the arduous nature of work currently going on in class with the 1984 essay, we are going to take a decidedly laid back approach to this Steinbeck odyssey. Being the first class to study this novel, the lessons are subject to morph based upon the whimsical nature of the idiosyncratic instructor.
Below will be a reading schedule. Pay attention to the pages. Let us begin with close reading the text, noting items you like, find fascinating, wish to discuss, or need to research. All will be analyzed in class seminars.
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Why does Steinbeck name his trusty steed Rocinante and not Beyonce?
. Part I and some of Part II
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Read Part One: Pages 3 to 16
Read Part Two: Pages 19 to 26 Stop "I had promised"
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Activities:
1. Name the chapters after you read them. Be creative.
2. OWP-Mark a passage you wish to discuss in Part 1. Explain why it fascinates you.
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3. In Part II, read poem below, think of the "Tomorrow" speech, and then react to Steinbeck's philosophy on life at the beginning of this section.
4. Begin marking the motif "Ftt".
5. OWP - Read 33-42, pick one passage that strikes you and react. Analyze theme, philosophy, style, personal connection. Whatever!
. Seven Ages of Man, by William Shakespeare
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players,
They have their exits and entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then, the whining schoolboy with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow.
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Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice
In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd,
With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws, and modern instances,
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side,
His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too wide,
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again towards childish treble, pipes
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And whistles in his sound.
Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
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Steinbeck with his wife, Elaine
. PART II (Less than 50 pages)
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1. On pages 43-48 and pages 54 "I have spoken with approval" to 58 (the end), analyze Steinbeck's style in your composition book citing two examples from the text.
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2. Highlight a couple of passages you wish to discuss due to the subject matter.
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3. OWP Between pages 70 "On such a trip as mine" and 72 "Some years ago" offer commentary between Steinbeck's experience and your own.
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4. OWP Between pages 76 "On the long journey" and 82 "It rained in New York State" evaluate two passages which interest your and why.
5. Read the entire section between 89-119. And answer the following based upon the reading:
a) Evaluate the tone of Steinbeck when he is discussing the nature of the new interstate highways
b) Pick two parts of this section and discuss why the subject matter was interesting to you.
c) Pick a serious passage and analyze the tone and message
d) OWP explain the best part of the Lonesome Harry passage at the end.
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Smoking will kill you!!!!!
. Part III. 32 pages
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Skip to page 137. Begin at "A number of years ago," and finish on 151 at the end of chapter.
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1. In composition book compose a 1/2 page to full page response on two separate topics.
. Analyze Steinbeck's tone and message for each given passage. (Think AP Lang test)
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Skip to page 166 and read up to 176 and stop at "In the middle of the night" (1st full paragraph)
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2. Comment on two statements of this passage. Relate it to the modern world, your life, politics, society.
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3. Read 189 to 197 "When I was a child growing" and analyze the effectiveness of at least one (1) rhetorical device used within the passage. (write 1/4-1/2 page in composition book).
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The Map!
. Part IV Read 243 to 273 (all 30 pages)
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1. Focusing upon the tone and mood of the passage, analyze John Steinbeck's stance toward America's South. Support the argument with at least 3 quotations. Rough draft this in the composition book. We may formally type and submit this as an essay.
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2. Make a t-chart in composition book of your likes and dislikes of the novel and the wiki project. Extra credit if you don't have any dislikes. LOL.
.
Travels with Charley
.
Based upon the arduous nature of work currently going on in class with the 1984 essay, we are going to take a decidedly laid back approach to this Steinbeck odyssey. Being the first class to study this novel, the lessons are subject to morph based upon the whimsical nature of the idiosyncratic instructor.
Below will be a reading schedule. Pay attention to the pages. Let us begin with close reading the text, noting items you like, find fascinating, wish to discuss, or need to research. All will be analyzed in class seminars.
.
.
Part I and some of Part II
.
Read Part One: Pages 3 to 16
Read Part Two: Pages 19 to 26 Stop "I had promised"
.
Activities:
1. Name the chapters after you read them. Be creative.
2. OWP-Mark a passage you wish to discuss in Part 1. Explain why it fascinates you.
.
3. In Part II, read poem below, think of the "Tomorrow" speech, and then react to Steinbeck's philosophy on life at the beginning of this section.
4. Begin marking the motif "Ftt".
5. OWP - Read 33-42, pick one passage that strikes you and react. Analyze theme, philosophy, style, personal connection. Whatever!
.
Seven Ages of Man, by William Shakespeare
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players,
They have their exits and entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then, the whining schoolboy with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow.
.
Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice
In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd,
With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws, and modern instances,
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side,
His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too wide,
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again towards childish treble, pipes
.
And whistles in his sound.
Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
.
.
PART II (Less than 50 pages)
.
1. On pages 43-48 and pages 54 "I have spoken with approval" to 58 (the end), analyze Steinbeck's style in your composition book citing two examples from the text.
.
2. Highlight a couple of passages you wish to discuss due to the subject matter.
.
3. OWP Between pages 70 "On such a trip as mine" and 72 "Some years ago" offer commentary between Steinbeck's experience and your own.
.
4. OWP Between pages 76 "On the long journey" and 82 "It rained in New York State" evaluate two passages which interest your and why.
5. Read the entire section between 89-119. And answer the following based upon the reading:
a) Evaluate the tone of Steinbeck when he is discussing the nature of the new interstate highways
b) Pick two parts of this section and discuss why the subject matter was interesting to you.
c) Pick a serious passage and analyze the tone and message
d) OWP explain the best part of the Lonesome Harry passage at the end.
.
.
Part III. 32 pages
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Skip to page 137. Begin at "A number of years ago," and finish on 151 at the end of chapter.
.
1. In composition book compose a 1/2 page to full page response on two separate topics.
. Analyze Steinbeck's tone and message for each given passage. (Think AP Lang test)
.
Skip to page 166 and read up to 176 and stop at "In the middle of the night" (1st full paragraph)
.
2. Comment on two statements of this passage. Relate it to the modern world, your life, politics, society.
.
3. Read 189 to 197 "When I was a child growing" and analyze the effectiveness of at least one (1) rhetorical device used within the passage. (write 1/4-1/2 page in composition book).
.
.
Part IV Read 243 to 273 (all 30 pages)
.
1. Focusing upon the tone and mood of the passage, analyze John Steinbeck's stance toward America's South. Support the argument with at least 3 quotations. Rough draft this in the composition book. We may formally type and submit this as an essay.
.
2. Make a t-chart in composition book of your likes and dislikes of the novel and the wiki project. Extra credit if you don't have any dislikes. LOL.
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